MOBILE DEVICE WITH ENHANCED TELEPHONE CALL INFORMATION AND A METHOD OF USING SAME - A mobile device with enhanced telephone call information and a method of using same are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of providing enhanced phone call information on a mobile communication device, comprising: receiving an incoming call on the device; identifying a contact name in an address book stored in a memory of the device in accordance with a phone number associated with the incoming call when the contact name is not provided with the incoming call; identifying a contact name in a remote contact source in accordance with a phone number associated with the incoming call when the contact name is not provided with the incoming call and not found in the address book stored in a memory of the device; and displaying the identified contact name in a user interface screen on a display screen of the device.

2012-06-14

20120149348

CLIENT-MANAGED GROUP COMMUNICATION SESSIONS WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) participating in a server-mediated communication session maintains an identifier of the session and a list of UEs that are currently participating in the session. The UE determines to suppress its participation level in the session, and configures a member update message to include the identifier and to indicate the suppressed participation level of the UE. The UE transmits the configured member update message to each other UE currently participating in the session. In another embodiment, the UE receives a request to modify one or more of a given set of control parameters associated with the session. The UE determines whether the UE belongs to a subset of UEs that are currently participating in the session and to which permission to modify the given set of parameters is restricted. The UE selectively grants the received request based on the determination.

2012-06-14

20120149349

LOCATION-BASED TELEPHONE CONFERENCES WHERE A CONFERENCE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A COVERAGE AREA - The application relates to location based telephone conferences. In a location based telephone conference, upon request from a user to join a telephone conference, his location is determined and he is joined to a conference according his location. However, in the prior art it is assumed that the user remains in the telephone conference even if he moves and changes his location. The application addresses a situation where a plurality of telephone conferences, each associated with a specific area (

2012-06-14

20120149350

STEALTH MODE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A device is configured to enter a stealth mode in response to a trigger and/or triggering event. The trigger/triggering event can be a voice command, a depression(s) of a button(s) or pattern of buttons on the device, a keyboard and/or softkey entry, entry of a pattern on the display of the device, a designated movement of the device, detection of an event, and/or lack of detection of an event. The device activates the stealth mode without any indication to the user of the device that the device is activating the stealth mode. The stealth mode operates concurrently with all other functions of the device. A virtual secure channel can be established that allows communication with the device without providing an indication that the device is communicating via the virtual secure channel. A token can be utilized for authentication and to discriminate be stealth and normal modes.

2012-06-14

20120149351

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK ASSISTED DISCOVERY OF FEMTO CELLS - Method and system for a femto serving switch system. A request for registering a wireless device with a femto cell environment is received. The wireless device is registered based on the request with respect to the femto cell environment. Information related to the femto cell environment and one or more applications is then obtained, based on which a femto discovery notification (FDN) is generated. Such generated FDN is then delivered to the wireless device to assist the wireless device to operate in the femto cell environment.

2012-06-14

20120149352

CONTEXT AWARE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Systems and methods of context aware traffic management for network and device resource conservation are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for using characteristics of user activity on the mobile device to locally adjust behavior of the mobile device to optimize battery consumption on the mobile device, using characteristics of user activity on the mobile device to locally adjust behavior of the mobile device to optimize battery consumption on the mobile device, and/or using characteristics of user activity on the mobile device to locally adjust behavior of the mobile device to optimize battery consumption on the mobile device.

2012-06-14

20120149353

DECISION SUPPORT - Decision support information is exchanged over a secure wireless network among mobile computing devices, and also optionally a central command computer. Each of the mobile computing devices has one or more sensors connected and interfaced to it. Output data from the sensor(s) can be sent over the network to one or more other devices on the network. A command for a sensor also can be sent over the network to cause the sensor to take some action such as turning on or turning off. The mobile computing devices on the network automatically share plug-in software components needed by any of the devices to view transmitted sensor output data and/or act on sensor commands.

2012-06-14

20120149354

VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM - A vehicle information system includes: a vehicle-mounted device, a network processing device and a service center which is adapted for providing service for the vehicle-mounted device. A service configuration channel is configured between the network processing device and the service center and is adapted for transmitting configuration data which are adapted for configuring service that is provided for the vehicle-mounted device. The service configuration channel is established on basis of connection to internet. A service channel system is configured between the vehicle-mounted device and the service center. A complete solution for providing information service may be provided by the vehicle information system, thereby improving the quality of user experience while using a vehicle.

2012-06-14

20120149355

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING A THIRD PARTY MOBILE DEVICE EMULATOR - A method and apparatus for provisioning a third party mobile device emulator from desktop provisioning software, the method having the steps of: designating a common file space between the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software; writing files to the common file space from one of the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software; and reading the files from the other of the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software.

2012-06-14

20120149356

METHOD OF INTELLIGENT VEHICLE DIALING - A method of operating a vehicle telematics unit includes determining the location of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle telematics unit; determining if telematics dialing software operated by the vehicle telematics unit includes a verbal dialing protocol used at the determined vehicle location; if not, identifying one or more verbal dialing protocols used at the determined location of the vehicle; requesting telematics dialing software that includes the one or more identified verbal dialing protocols; receiving the requested telematics dialing software from a central facility; and storing the received telematics dialing software at the vehicle.

2012-06-14

20120149357

REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART CARD - The present invention provides a remote control method and system for a smart card. The remote control method for a smart card includes the following steps: a smart card management platform receives a request for destruction of a smart card from a user (S

2012-06-14

20120149358

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDLE MODE OPERATION IN FEMTO-CELL - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for solving an interference between femto base stations in an idle mode operation and facilitating searching of a femto cell in an idle mode. A method for operating a femto cell in an idle mode, includes: receiving an idle mode conversion notification from a first femto base station; checking the presence of a second femto base station in an idle mode among neighboring femto base stations near or around the first femto base station which has notified about the conversion of the idle mode and then optimizing an idle mode operation of the first and second femto base stations; delivering an idle mode operation parameter according to the optimized idle mode operation to the first and second femto base stations; and receiving an idle mode operation acknowledgement message according to the idle mode operation parameter from the first and second femto base stations.

2012-06-14

20120149359

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE USING MOBILE PHONE - A wireless remote control device is provided using a mobile phone. The mobile phone's keys, touch-sensitive screen, gravity sensor, or audio controller are signal triggering means to issue instructions. A processing software is installed in the mobile phone and the instructions are processed by the processing software, delivered to a communication module via the mobile phone's port, and radiated to the remote controlled toy by the communication module, so as to control the remote controlled toy's mechanical actions and audio/lighting effects. The wireless remote control device is intelligent, functionally versatile, easily extensible, and hot pluggable. In addition, infrared transmitter is adopted that not only is accurate and robust to interference, but also produces little interference itself to the environment and the neighboring devices.

2012-06-14

20120149360

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER PROFILING FROM GATHERING USER DATA THROUGH INTERACTION WITH A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system, method, and wireless communication device that profiles a user thereof, or a user at a second wireless communication device in communication therewith. The wireless communication device gathers user data for a user thereof, or from a user at a second wireless communication device, and either directly generates, or has generated elsewhere, a user profile, such as a personality or psychological profile, or medical diagnosis of the user, and can display the user profile to the user and/or alter the wireless communication device functionality based upon the user profile. The gathered user data can be from physical user interaction with the wireless communication device, or from other equipment resident at the wireless communication device, such as a camera and medical diagnostic devices.

2012-06-14

20120149361

MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to various embodiments, a mobile radio communication device may be provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a receiver configured to receive information; a requirement determiner configured to determine whether first broadcast information scheduled to be received from a first base station is required; and a receiver controller configured to control the receiver to receive the first broadcast information from the first base station in case it is determined that the first broadcast information is required and to control the receiver to receive second broadcast information from a second base station in case it is determined that the first broadcast information is not required.

2012-06-14

20120149362

Victim User Equipment Status - Methods are presented wherein a WTRU may determine, based on measurements, that it is a victim of interference from another cell such a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell. In addition, methods are presented for the UE to inform the CSG cell that UE is present and is a victim UE. Methods for informing the CSG cell may include the grant of temporary membership to a victim UE, the use of a connected WTRU as a relay, and/or indicating victim status in a control message. The indication may trigger an interference management procedure. Methods for the WTRU to stop interference management at the CSG cell, methods to allow the use of a training period by the CSG eNB to allow for non-CSG WTRUs to report their presence, and methods to indicate how to perform UE Victim Indication are also presented.

2012-06-14

20120149363

Method and Apparatus for Power Reduction Control in Home Network Environment - There are provided measures for power reduction control in a home network environment, which may be applicable in an interworking of a home network area and a macro network area. Such measures for power reduction control may for example include, upon receipt of an initial power reduction command from a network element of a macro network area, reducing a transmit power in a home network area by a predetermined power reduction amount and starting a timer with a predetermined time period, and upon receipt of a further power reduction command from a network element of a macro network area as long as the timer is not expired, discarding the further power reduction command.

2012-06-14

20120149364

TIERED WIRELESS, MULTI-MODAL ACCESS SYTEM AND METHOD - A wireless, multi-modal access device and system adapted to integrate a number of communications networks operating in differing communication modes. to facilitate transfer of communication links during a communication session to promote efficient use of the communication networks. The system includes a plurality of Universal Multi-Modal Access. Devices UMMAD that are capable of operating at different frequencies and different protocols (TDMA, AMPS, .CDMA, GSM, PCS etc.) to communicate with any one of a number. of Wide Bandwidth Gateways (WBG), which are each capable of communication using one or more of the protocols. The communication links may be switched from one WBG to another or from one protocol to another during a communication session to continue the session under the control of a Universal System Traffic Controller. Numerous other applications of the UMMADs for unique identification and e-commerce are disclosed.

2012-06-14

20120149365

VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM - A vehicle information system includes: a vehicle-mounted device, a voice service system and a service center which is adapted for providing service data. A first service channel system is configured between the voice service system and the vehicle-mounted device, and adapted for transmitting voice data. A second service channel is configured between the voice service system and the service center, and adapted for transmitting configuration data which is adapted for configuring the service data that are provided for the vehicle-mounted device. And the second service channel is established on basis of connection to internet. A third service channel system is configured between the service center and the vehicle-mounted device. A complete solution for providing real-time information service may be provided by the vehicle information system, thereby improving the quality of user experience while using a vehicle.

2012-06-14

20120149366

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A VISITED NETWORK - The present invention is aimed to provide a mechanism whereby a roaming user can select a visited network allowed for roaming by the home network operator among a plurality of visited networks accessible through an access network. Therefore, the present invention provides a new method, a new roaming device likely embedded in another network entity and enhanced user equipment whereby the home network, upon a user equipment indication, may submit towards the user equipment a list of allowed or preferred visited networks as well as selection criteria for selecting one visited network from the list.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING CELL PHONE SERVICES - The present invention relates to the field of communications. A method and system for implementing cell phone services are provided, which are capable of reducing the management cost and the management difficulty of cards and numbers of operators. The method for implementing cell phone services includes: storing a number in a first user data management entity; storing a mobile station identification number corresponding to the number in a second user data management entity; storing routing information of the first user data management entity in the second user data management entity; receiving, by the second user data management entity, request information from a visited network device; and forwarding, by the second user data management entity, the request information to the first user data management entity according to the stored routing information of the first user data management entity.

2012-06-14

20120149369

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LOCATION SERVICES WITH ROAMING - Techniques for supporting location services (LCS) with roaming are described. A method of supporting LCS in a network comprising a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) enabled terminal (SET), a home SUPL location center (H-SLC), and a serving SUPL location center (S-SLC) includes receiving, at the H-SLC, a location request message for a location of the SET, where the location request message comprises an indication of a network location of the SET. The method includes sending, to the S-SLC in response to the location request message, a roaming request message. The method includes receiving, from the S-SLC in response to the roaming request message, a location report message comprising a position of the network location. The method also includes sending a reporting message comprising the position of the network location of the SET as the location of the SET.

2012-06-14

20120149370

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ROAMING OF A MOBILE EQUIPMENT - A method for managing roaming of a mobile equipment of a subscriber with the aid of a system, when the mobile equipment is roaming between a home network, and a foreign network. The method includes the steps with the aid of N number of monitors included in the system, wherein N is an integer, and N≧1, each monitor monitors a cable in order to detect packets sent on the cable; with the aid of a control system included in the system, and connected to the N number of monitors, to decide if a packet is a roaming event; and if it is decided that a packet is a roaming event, with the aid of the control system, to trigger an action in connection to roaming.

2012-06-14

20120149371

User Plane Location Based Service Using Message Tunneling to Support Roaming - An improved User Plane location based service (LBS) architecture and message flow, enabling seamless User Plane location based services even when a mobile or wireless device has roamed among different carrier networks. The present invention overcomes constraints inherent in the current protocol for roaming support defined by the Secure User Plane Location Service specification. A location system is enabled to automatically fall back to a message tunneling mechanism to ensure the security of a communication path between the location service system and the target wireless device, ensuring that the communication path is uninterrupted as the wireless device travels.

2012-06-14

20120149372

LOCATION INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DUAL SIM MOBILE TERMINALS - A location information collection method and system for dual SIM mobile terminals are provided. The method includes sending, by a mobile terminal, a request for location information of the dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) terminal to at least one of multiple service centers providing communication services related respectively to SIM cards of the dual SIM terminal, collecting, by the at least one service center, information regarding multiple base stations in which identification information elements of the SIM cards are respectively last registered, and generating tentative location information of the dual SIM terminal based on the collected base station information, and sending, by the at least one service center, the base station information or the tentative location information to the mobile terminal.

2012-06-14

20120149373

REDIRECTING MOBILE SERVICES IN MULTIPLE OVERLAPPED WIRELESS NETWORKS - Techniques, apparatuses, and systems for redirecting mobile services include generating a message with a redirection indication and transmitting the message to one or more mobile stations. A redirection indication can include an identifier for a wireless network operator and access information for a network associated with the wireless network operator.

RADIO ACCESS NETWORK, BASE STATION, AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - A radio access network includes a storage that stores data to be transferred from a base station to a mobile station. When an intensity of a signal received by the mobile station from the base station falls below a threshold, receiving an indication indicating the intensity from the mobile station, and when a plurality of indications are received, an amount of data transferable to the mobile station until a communication with the mobile station becomes unavailable is calculated, based on the indications and times when the indications are received, and the data is transferred to the mobile station in the calculated amount or smaller.

2012-06-14

20120149376

MOBILE STATION INITIATED LOAD BALANCING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Techniques for load balancing across different access networks based on procedures initiated by a wireless terminal or mobile station and examples of using load balancing within the same access network to hand off a mobile station from one base station to another based on procedures initiated by the mobile station.

2012-06-14

20120149377

Wireless Communication Systems and Methods for Processing Handover Messages Thereof and Computer Program Products Thereof - Methods for processing messages in a wireless communication system including a femto network (FN) including at least one Home NodeB, a core network (CN), a macro network (MN) including a serving base station and a gateway located between the FN and the CN is provided. First, a handover request is received from the Home NodeB or a server of the CN when two mobile devices are communicating. When the handover request is received from the Home NodeB, the gateway transmits a call setup request to the CN to setup a first call path between the gateway and the CN according to the handover request, transmits the handover request to the CN through the first call path to obtain a second call path from the CN to the FN and directs the server to perform the handover request according to the first call path and the second call path.

2012-06-14

20120149378

Handover Method of Terminal, and Base Station Thereof - A handover method of a target base station is disclosed in the present invention, including: after a source base station to which a terminal belongs transmitting a handover request message to at least one alternate target base station, every alternate target base station notifying the source base station of a load state parameter, and the source base station determining one target base station according to the load state parameter of every alternate target base station and indicating the terminal to perform handover to the target base station. A base station is also provided in the present invention, including: a handover request transmission module, a handover request response reception module, a target base station determination module and a handover request response transmission module. The present invention avoids the re-request process of the base station when the handover request fails, and can improve the handover success ratio.

2012-06-14

20120149379

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VARIABLE RATE BROADCAST WITH SOFT HANDOFF - Embodiments described herein relate to providing variable rate broadcast services with soft handoff in wireless communications. In an embodiment, a plurality of access points (e.g., servicing various cells in a broadcast area) may transmit a broadcast content in accordance with a rate set. The rate set may include a plurality of distinct data rates each associated with a transmission format, configured to allow the broadcast packets transmitted by the access points to be incrementally combined (e.g., on a per-slot basis at a subscribing AT). The data rates and corresponding transmission formats in the rate set may be selected in relation to the supportable data rates of the cells in the broadcast area, as well as the requirements for supporting soft handoff in these cells.

2012-06-14

20120149380

COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE HANDOVER - A computer readable medium has machine readable instructions that can include a fingerprint detector to evaluate input data relative to mobility fingerprint data that defines at least one predetermined zone that is a proper subset of overlap in coverage areas between first and second radio technologies to determine whether to trigger a handover between the first and second radio technologies for a mobile unit based on an evaluation of the mobility fingerprint data relative to the input data

2012-06-14

20120149381

WIRELESS HANDOFFS BASED UPON ACTIVITY CORRELATION - A femtocell node exchanges user data with a wireless communication device. Subsequently, a macrocell node exchanges other user data with the wireless communication device. A handoff controller selects the femtocell node for a handoff from the macrocell node based on a correlation with the prior communications between the wireless communication device and the femtocell node. For example, the prior communications between the wireless communication device and the femtocell node may correlate in time, geography, and/or destination address with prior interrupted communications between the wireless communication device and the macrocell node.

2012-06-14

20120149382

TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - A mobile telecommunications network includes a plurality of terminals, a core and a radio access network having a radio device for providing wireless communication resources to the terminals. Further provided is a processing device for recording information indicative of a movement cycle of at least one of the terminals through the radio access network and for identifying points within the movement cycle at which there are spare communication resources to provide a list of spare resource points to the terminal to enable the prediction of optimal data transfer points during a subsequent movement cycle of the terminal through the radio access network.

2012-06-14

20120149383

COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A communication method and a communication device using the same method are proposed. The proposed communication method is adapted to a machine-to-machine communication device (M2M device) with low mobility, and includes following steps: reporting that the M2M device is low mobility to a communication network; reporting a sector, in which the M2M device is located, to the communication network; and transmitting a paging message only in the sector to the M2M device.

2012-06-14

20120149384

METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CHANNELS FOR INTERPHONE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND INTERPHONE - A method for distributing channels for interphone, a communication method, a system and an interphone are provided. The method for distributing channels for interphone includes: according to the subnet the interphone belongs to, acquiring the corresponding subnet resource information, determining a control channel and service channels that can be used by the interphone; the number of service channels is more than or equal to 2; different subnets correspond to different channel resources; and waiting on the control channel in the case of standby. A communication method and a system for interphone, as well as an interphone are also provided by the invention. The technical solutions of the invention improve the spectrum utilization efficiency, resolve the channel interference, shorten the time needed to set up a call, and reduce the probability of call collision.

2012-06-14

20120149385

BLIND CHANNEL DETECTION TECHNIQUES - Techniques for use in a blind detection process of information elements. Channels can be allocated into groups. For each group, resource blocks of each channel can be further divided into subspaces. A base station may communicate a number of channels in a group, a number of subspaces allocated to a group of channels, and a bit shift value to all mobile stations via non-specific user channels to a mobile station. The mobile station uses a blind detection scheme and the number of channels allocated per group, a number of sub-spaces per group of channels, and a bit shift value to locate an information element assigned to the mobile station. A number of blind detection trials may be capped to a sum of a number of channels for all allocated groups.

2012-06-14

20120149386

RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a radio communication apparatus capable of reducing power consumption of user equipment by improving efficiency in the use of radio resources even in a case when a network node and the user equipment hold a plurality of bearer contexts shared therebetween. The apparatus comprises an information determination unit (

2012-06-14

20120149387

DETECTING MOBILE DEVICE USAGE WITHIN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A device sends, to a mobile device, instructions to collect location-based data associated with calls conducted by the mobile device over a wireless access network and receives, from the mobile device, the location-based data, where the location-based data includes a three-dimensional location and a time associated with each of multiple calls conducted by the mobile device over the wireless access network. The device combines the location-based data with other location-based data from other mobile devices and identifies, based on the combined location-based data and other location-based data, a localized area of congestion for the wireless access network.

2012-06-14

20120149388

CLASSIFYING THE POSITION OF A WIRELESS DEVICE - Aspects describe using mobile device telemetry data with location reports from a small fraction of reporting devices to pre-compute a set of categorizing formulas that can quickly assign devices of unknown latitude, longitude, and/or altitude to specific values of latitude, longitude, and/or altitude. The described aspects perform a large percentage of complicated calculations in advance of a particular device of unknown location presenting itself on the radio network. Thus, the categorizing formulas can be applied to categorize the device into a particular range of latitude, longitude, and/or altitude with minimal delays. Various aspects relate to enabling an efficient and highly scalable implementation of mobile device advertising, social networking, and other applications that may reply in rapid, real time delivery of “WITHIN” or NOT WITHIN a “fenced-in” region or geography or shape of space.

2012-06-14

20120149389

Method and System for Providing Service Channel in a Vehicular Environment, Method and System for Switching Service Channel, and Computer Readable Medium - A method for switching service channels in a vehicular environment is provided for performing communications between a user unit and a service provider unit according to a switch ratio between a service channel and a control channel in a multi-channel switching wireless communication environment. The method includes the following steps. In response to a message indicating that the service provider unit uses an access mode of an extended service channel, whether information of the switch ratio is stored in service information of the user unit is searched in the user unit according to geographical information of the service provider unit. If the information of the switch ratio is stored in the service information of the user unit in the searching step, the user unit is set accordingly to enter the access mode of the extended service channel.

2012-06-14

20120149390

System and Method for Total Flight Time Ratio Pattern Matching - A method and system for estimating the location of a mobile device. A range of the mobile device to a reference station may be determined as a function of the time of transmission of a first signal transmitted from a base station and as a function of the time of receipt of a second signal transmitted from the mobile device to the reference station, the second signal being a function of the first signal advanced by a timing parameter. A relationship for each of a plurality of grid points in a geographic region may be determined as a function of the determined range and a range metric. These plural grid points may contain the reference station. The determined relationship may be compared with data corresponding to each of the plural grid points, and a location of the mobile device determined as a function of the comparison.

Positioning Node, User Equipment and Methods Therein - Methods in a user equipment (UE) for enabling positioning of the UE in a radio communication network having a radio network node and a positioning node. The UE is served in a first cell controlled by the radio network node, and the UE knows or can obtain a system frame number of at least one cell. The UE receives, from the positioning node, a message having positioning assistance data, which includes information associated with the at least one cell for which the system frame number is known or can be obtained by the UE. The UE also performs a positioning measurement using the positioning assistance data and the system frame number of the at least one cell to enable positioning of the UE.

2012-06-14

20120149393

Method, System and Apparatus for Acquiring Cell Location Information - A method, a system and an apparatus for acquiring cell location information are disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes the following steps: a serving mobile location center acquires the cell antenna location information from a network-side device; the serving mobile location center implements the positioning operation according to the cell antenna location information. In the present invention, the cell antenna location information comprising the information of the longitude, the latitude and the altitude and the like is pre-stored in the evolved Node B (eNodeB), Mobility Management Entity (MME) or Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center (E-SMLC), then according to network planning, the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) beforehand completes the configuration operation of the antenna location information of all the cell in the serving region, thereby further the various kinds of the current positioning technical schemes are improved.

2012-06-14

20120149394

Apparatus And Method For Providing A Task Reminder Based On Travel History - A method of providing a reminder of a task to be performed at a task location is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a location of a user via a mobile communication device associated with the user at predetermined time intervals for tracking historical travel information of the user. The method includes receiving user specified task information that includes a task and a task location. The method includes storing the user specified task information. The method includes generating a reminder for the task based on a comparison of an estimated probability of the user traveling in a trajectory leading toward the task location and an estimated probability of the user traveling in a trajectory leading away from the task location.

2012-06-14

20120149395

MOBILE DEVICE, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A mobile device includes: a location detecting unit configured to detect a location of the mobile device; an operation instructing unit configured to instruct a user to perform a specific operation when the location detecting unit detects a specific location; an operation detecting unit configured to detect the specific operation of the user; a determining unit configured to determine whether the specific operation has been performed at the specific location; and a status changing unit configured to change a status of the mobile device when the determining unit determines that the specific operation has been performed at the specific location.

2012-06-14

20120149396

EVENT BASED SERVICE - An event based service provides services and/or products based on an event. Services/products are made available to persons attending an event. Services, products, and/or advertisements can be made available to persons via wireless mobile communications devices. The services/products can be made available to persons attending an event. Services/products can be made available while the event is occurring. Additionally, advertising space is auctioned allowing the ability to bid for advertising space for advertising services/products via the event based service. Individual providers can offer services/products to a group of people at the same location, and at a time that people may be most interested in the services/products. Access to the event based service can be via service provider offered access points. An individual provider's device can act as a server that enables services/products to be purchased. An individual provider's device can act as a network gateway that enables services/products to be purchased.

2012-06-14

20120149397

Determining Geographic Zone - Included are embodiments for determining data for at least one geographic zone. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a geographic zone for monitoring and receiving data related to a contact of a user entering the geographic zone. Some embodiments include providing an indication, to the user, that the contact of the user is currently located in the determined geographic zone.

2012-06-14

20120149398

CONTROLLING MULTI-MODE DEVICES - In an example embodiment, a technique for automatically controlling radio interfaces of a multi-mode device. Wireless interfaces are enabled or disabled based on the probability of network availability of the interfaces at a current geographical location.

2012-06-14

20120149399

Cellular Telephone, Personal Digital Assistant with Dual Lines for Simultaneous Uses - The present invention includes a method and apparatus for a handheld personal communications device capable of simultaneous wireless voice communications service and wireless data communications service. The invention includes providing wireless voice communications service to a first line of a handheld personal communications device and simultaneously providing wireless data communications service to a second line of the handheld personal communications device.

2012-06-14

20120149400

ENERGY-EFFICIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR SMARTPHONE USING CELL-ID SEQUENCE MATCHING - A method for navigation based on a cellid-aided positioning system includes: determining, at a cellid-aided positioning system-compatible device, that a user has moved through a sequence of cellids, wherein moving through a sequence of cellids comprises moving from a first region corresponding to a first cellid to a second region corresponding to a second cellid; accessing previously stored route information corresponding to the sequence of cellids, wherein the previously stored route information includes previously recorded sequences of cellids and global positioning system (GPS) information; estimating a current position of the user based on the previously stored route information; and displaying the current position of the user.

2012-06-14

20120149401

Methods And Apparatus For Associating Mapping Functionality And Information In Contact Lists Of Mobile Communication Devices - A mobile communication device stores a contact list which includes a plurality of contacts, and identifies a user selection to map a location of a selected contact. In response, the device reads an address from an address field of the selected contact, sends to an address geocoding server the address with a request for latitude and longitude coordinates, and receives from the address geocoding server the coordinates. When map rendering data corresponding to the coordinates is cached in memory, the device renders a map based on the map rendering data. Otherwise, the device sends to a map server the coordinates with a request for context-filtered map data, which is based at least in part on a user context independent of the location of the device. The device receives the context-filtered map data, and renders a map based on the received context-filtered map data.

Enhanced Delivery of Messaging Data Traffic - Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for delivering enhanced message content to subscribers and for overcoming common incompatibilities found in message delivery mechanisms. Exemplary embodiments, of the present subject disclosure profile an intended recipient's network capabilities, the intended recipient's device, and/or the recipient's service feature profile. This profile is leveraged to predictively and adaptively adjust the subsequent enhanced message content delivery process. Further, content modification can be applied for those cases where there is a defined mismatch that can be handled in order to facilitate delivery of the substance of the enhanced content. Finally, in cases where the content needs to be delivered intact to the intended recipient, but where the recipient network, the recipient's device and/or the recipient's service profile do not allow for delivery, the content may be delivered to an alternative device or system. An informational reference vector, such as a Universal Resource Locator (URL), is delivered to the intended recipient's device to locate the content. These alternative devices or systems may be managed by the sender, the recipient, or a service provider's network.

2012-06-14

20120149405

Methods and Apparatus for Managing Messages - Methods and apparatus for managing messages may include receiving at a mobile device a message, such as a short message service (SMS) message. The methods and apparatus may further include determining a message priority for the message by comparing a source of the message with a set of rules defining the message priority. The methods and apparatus may further include determining one or more groups for the messages based upon the priority and placing the messages into the determined groups.

Message Handling - The invention relates to handling a message addressed to a client terminal, which client terminal includes a messaging client for handling said messages. The method includes the steps of receiving a message addressed to the client terminal, said message including content destined to an “upper level” application, the “upper level” application being an application, which is separate from the messaging client, obtaining capability information relating to said client terminal, checking whether said capability information includes information about “upper level” applications the client terminal supports, and conducting an action responsive to said checking phase.

2012-06-14

20120149408

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE NETWORK INTER-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - A network node, UE device and method for providing inter-device communications between wireless user equipment (UE) devices in a wireless communications network. Responsive to a request for call set-up and to a determination that the devices are local to each other, a band is allocated to the devices for inter-device communications. The call set-up function can be managed by a node in the wireless communications network, a network node outside of the wireless communications network or by a distributed function shared between a network node and an ad-hoc group of UE devices in a local area that are capable of inter-device communications.

2012-06-14

20120149409

CUSTOMIZABLE MOBILE MESSAGE SERVICES - In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, at a mobile device, a first service command and a second service command; sending the first service command from the mobile device to a server; sending the second service command from the mobile device to a server; receiving, at the mobile device, first service results corresponding to the first service command; receiving, at the mobile device, second service results corresponding to the second service command; combining the first service results with the second service results; and displaying the combined service results on the mobile device.

2012-06-14

20120149410

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER ALLOCATION IN A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method and system for allocating power in a transmission system may be provided. A method may include determining a channel quality for each of a plurality of subcarriers, wherein the channel quality for each individual subcarrier is equal to the signal-to-interference and noise ratio for the individual subcarrier divided by the power allocated to the subcarrier. The method may also include allocating power to a subset of the plurality of subcarriers, wherein each individual subcarrier of the subset has a channel quality greater then each individual subcarrier not of the subset. The method may further include transmitting a signal on each of the individual subcarriers of the subset.

2012-06-14

20120149411

DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM, BASE STATION DEVICE, AND ANTENNA SELECTION CONTROL METHOD - An optimum communication mode and an optimum antenna are selected according to traffic and a radio propagation status of a terminal. With the use of traffic information between a base station and the terminal, an SISO communication or an SIMO communication is conducted if the traffic is small. It is determined whether the MIMO communication should be conducted, or not, if the traffic is large. An antenna that can exert the effect as the MIMO communication is selected by using the radio propagation channel state information between the distributed antennas of the base station and the antenna of the terminal. Also, because the selection of the antenna is changed by conducting the MIMO communication, an antenna optimum for the terminal that conducts the SISO communication or the SIMO communication is re-selected taking the interference influence on the terminal that conducts the SISO communication or the SIMO communication into account.

2012-06-14

20120149412

System and Method for Interference Control in Simultaneous Transmission Systems - A wireless apparatus comprising a first and second transmitter, a first and second receiver, and a control unit configured to monitor the first and second receivers and the first and second transmitters for dynamically determined information, wherein the control unit is further configured to select/reselect system, handover and adjust a constraint on a maximum allowable power level for each of the first and the second transmitters based at least in part on the dynamically determined information and at least in part on static information to control interference generation.

2012-06-14

20120149413

Reducing Interference from Dominant Interfering Neighboring Base Stations - An apparatus including a monitor configured to determine at least one dominant interfering neighbouring base station dependent on an associated at least one neighbouring base station interference parameter value and generator configured to generate at least one interference reduction request for the at least one dominant interfering neighbouring base station.

2012-06-14

20120149414

INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT BETWEEN MULTIPLE NETWORKS - Methods and apparatuses for interference management between multiple wireless networks are disclosed. The apparatuses, and methods for doing the same, communicate with one or more wireless devices in each of first and second wireless networks, the first and second wireless networks having a common spectrum and different air interface protocols, and generate a message for transmission into the first wireless network to suppress transmission in the first network and to reserve a medium for wireless transmissions in the second wireless network.

2012-06-14

20120149415

SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ANONYMOUS LOCALIZATION - The present invention provides a system, method and computer program for anonymous localization. The location of a mobile device can be determined based on received signal strength (RSS) from one or more access points (APs) and a radio map. A radio map can be generated by measuring RSS at a set of fingerprints, which are a finite set of reference points within the area to be mapped.

2012-06-14

20120149416

USER LOCATION BASED SWITCHING BETWEEN DIVERSITY AND MULTIPLEXING - Multiple antennas at the transmitter and receiver increase the capacity in a wireless communication system. Received signal quality can be enhanced through diversity by transmitting the same symbol on multiple antennas. Data rate can be increased through multiplexing by transmitting different symbols on the transmitting antennas. Operating in one particular mode only is generally not suitable. Choosing diversity or multiplexing by taking into account the location of a user can enhance both throughput and reliability.

2012-06-14

20120149417

RESOURCE PROFILE ADJUSTMENT FOR PRE- FETCHING OF ASSETS TO USER EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods are disclosed for adjusting resource profiles which are used by user equipment (UE) to pre-fetch assets from content providers. In one embodiment, a recommender system receives a resource profile from a UE. The resource profile indicates content providers that have assets for the UE to download in advance during a pre-fetch operation. The resource profile also defines a percentage of UE resources allocated to each of the content providers for downloading the assets during the pre-fetch operation. The recommender system then adjusts the percentages of the UE resources in the resource profile for the end user to generate an updated resource profile for the end user, and transmits the updated resource profile to the UE for use in one or more subsequent pre-fetch operations.

2012-06-14

20120149418

BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION - Bandwidth allocation apparatus for apportioning bandwidth resource to at least one communications network node, the apparatus comprising a processor assembly and a logic array, the processor assembly comprises a data processor and a memory, the data processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory and the logic array comprising a plurality of logic circuits connected in such a manner so as to implement particular processing of data, and the logic array arranged to determine bandwidth demand for the at least one node, and the processor assembly configured to at least in part calculate how the bandwidth is to be apportioned.

2012-06-14

20120149419

COMMUNICATION OPERATING METHOD FOR DUAL STANDBY MOBILE TERMINAL AND DUAL STANDBY MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A communication operating method and a dual standby mobile terminal including a first communication module and a second communication module are provided. The first communication module supports forming a first communication channel with a first wireless communication network. A second communication module supports forming a second communication channel with a second wireless communication network. When the first communication module transitions from an abnormal service state to a normal service state, the first communication module performs a base station search based on base station channel information of the second communication module and camps on a found base station.

2012-06-14

20120149420

Wireless Communications System and Method - A mobile communications system having improved spectral efficiency, and methods and apparatus to achieve this improved spectral efficiency. In the mobile communications system communication with a plurality of mobile terminals is provided by a base station. Within the system terminals are adapted to communicate with one or more adjacent similar terminals to establish groups of terminals, called micro-cells. Each terminal within a micro-cell receives signals from the base station and then performs a first processing step on these signals. These processed signals are shared with all the other terminals within the micro-cell. Each terminal then performs a second processing step on the information it has received from all the other terminals within the micro-cell which enables it to derive a signal intended for reception by that terminal. The technique is applicable to both the uplink and the down link and also to peer to peer communication.

2012-06-14

20120149421

METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING SERVICE TO A MOBILE DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A mobile device registers with an infrastructure device coupled to a first communication network and then sends a request to activate PTT service in the first communication network. A communication server is adapted to receive the request to activate the PTT service, and to, thereby, activate the PTT service for the mobile device in the first communication network. Responsive to receiving the request to activate the PTT service, the communication server makes a determination to register the mobile device with a second communication network, generates a service registration message, on behalf of the mobile device, to register the mobile device with the second communication network, and sends the service registration message to the second communication network.

2012-06-14

20120149422

METHOD OF TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL FOR A RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL AND THE COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - A method of transmit power control for a random access channel uses historical information or information from a physical layer to determine the minimum power. In one embodiment, a previous ramping power is taken as a reference power of a current ramping. The reference power is calculated by adding an offset to an initial transmit power level for the current ramping. A mobile access terminal runs the random access procedure at the initial transmit power with the added offset for the current ramping. Once a successful transmission is made during the random access procedure, the successful transmit power level is recorded as a reference power for a next random access procedure, and the transmission continues at the recorded transmit power level. When a retransmission is required, another initial transmit power level is calculated.

2012-06-14

20120149423

Real Time Transmission Power Control - Controlling the output power of a radio transmitter includes operating the transmitter at an initial power level setting and making an output power measurement. The measured value is adjusted by a desired incremental value and the adjusted value is then compared with the power of the original baseband signal to obtain a representation of what the gain should be if the radio transmitter power is properly adjusted to achieve the desired incremental value. The output power of the radio transmitter is than actually adjusted, and the actual gain is measured. The difference between the actual gain and the representation of what the gain should be if the radio transmitter power is properly adjusted is used to determine a further power adjustment of the radio transmitter that will reduce the difference.

2012-06-14

20120149424

User Equipment and Method for Performing Downlink and/or Uplink Power Control - A user equipment includes a plurality of antennas to receive downlink signals from a base station, a plurality of receiver circuits each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of antennas to process the received downlink signals, an SIR estimation unit to estimate a quality of the received downlink signals, a power loop controller to generate transmit power control commands based on the estimated quality of the received downlink signals, the transmit power control commands being directed to the base station to adjust a power of the downlink signals and a diversity controller to selectively activate and deactivate one or more of the receiver circuits depending on the estimated quality of the received downlink signals.

2012-06-14

20120149425

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Provided is a method and apparatus for distributed transmission power control in a wireless network. The method and apparatus for distributed transmission power control may substantially maximize a minimum value of a transmission rate of each transmitter by controlling a transmission power of each transmitter. The transmission power may be controlled so that transmission rates of transmitters are substantially identical to each other. If the transmission rate is less than a requested transmission rate, the method and apparatus may change a resource of a transmitter that uses a substantially maximum power.

2012-06-14

20120149426

COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device and method are disclosed. Transmitted signals are transmitted from antennas. A beam is formed based on known-received signals by controlling a transmission directionality of the antennas. Transmitted power of the transmitted signals is controlled based on a time interval between a reception time during which the known-received signals are received and a transmission time during which the transmitted signals are transmitted.

2012-06-14

20120149427

UPLINK POWER CONTROL IN AGGREGATED SPECTRUM SYSTEMS - A method for communication includes modulating data in a wireless communication terminal to produce an aggregated-spectrum signal, which includes at least first and second signals in respective first and second spectral bands. The modulated data is transmitted in the first and second signals at respective first and second power levels. The second power level is adjusted separately from the first power level. In some embodiments, one or more instructions to set the first power level are received at the wireless communication terminal, and the first power level is set separately from setting the second power level based on the instructions.

2012-06-14

20120149428

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING UPLINK SYNCHRONIZATION - Embodiments of the invention provide a method and device for establishing uplink (UL) synchronization. The method includes: instructing a UE to perform a dedicated PRACH transmission; calculating a timing advance (TA) according to first timing information derived by itself and second timing information received from a plurality of non-serving base stations, and sending the timing advance to the UE to enable the UE to establish the uplink synchronization with involved base stations according to the timing advance, wherein the first timing information and the second timing information are associated with propagation delays of the dedicated PRACH transmission performed by the UE. With the above solution, it may be easy to establish UL synchronization between the UE and all involved base stations for UL CoMP.

2012-06-14

20120149429

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING CONTROLLED UPDATING OF A NEIGHBOR LIST - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to permit a neighbor list to be updated with a detected set cell such that the detected set cell may thereafter be utilized for determining a frequency quality estimate or for inter-frequency measurements and/or considered for inclusion in a virtual active set. From a network perspective, the method may receive information regarding a detected cell that is not on a neighbor list for a user equipment (UE) and that operates at a non-used frequency and may cause a message to be transmitted to the UE adding the detected cell to the neighbor list. From a UE perspective, the method may cause information to be provided regarding a detected cell that is not on a neighbor list and that operates at a non-used frequency and may thereafter receive a message adding the detected cell to the neighbor list.

UE MEASUREMENTS FOR HOT SPOT DETECTION - The present invention relates to a method for acquiring radio measurements in a mobile communication system. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the method comprises the steps of.—within a serving cell (A) operated by a radio access node (eNBA) and serving a particular user equipment (UEX), sending measurement control information (meas_ctrl_info) from said radio access node to said particular user equipment whereby said particular user equipment is configured to perform radio measurements,—within a further serving cell (B) operated by a further radio access node (eNBB) and subsequently serving said particular user equipment, sending a measurement report (meas_report) from said particular user equipment to said further radio access node comprising measurement data (meas_data) as configured by said serving cell and a cell identifier (PCIA) of said serving cell,—transferring said measurement data from said further radio access node back to said radio access node. The present invention also relates to a user equipment and to a radio access node operable to form part of a mobile communication system.

2012-06-14

20120149432

Systems and Methods for Concurrently Playing Multiple Images from a Storage Medium - Methods for storing on a storage or memory medium, and retrieving, and displaying of multiple images in a registered manner, the images have been recorded concurrently. The images may comprise at least 2 video programs. A camera system for recording multiple concurrent images is also disclosed. Lenses and corresponding image sensors are calibrated to have calibrated and associated settings for recording multiple images that are substantially registered images. A registered image may be displayed on a single display. It may also be displayed on multiple displays. A camera for recording and displaying registered multiple images may be part of a mobile phone.

2012-06-14

20120149433

SMART PHONE DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD EXTENSION - A device for providing an external display and keypad for a smart-phone. The device has a port for receiving the smart phone. The device does not have its own computing power, but uses the computing power of the smart phone itself, thereby allowing the device to be smaller, lighter and less expensive than a standard lap-top computer not notebook device. The device is configured with a port for receiving a smart-phone and preferably holds the smart phone so that does not extend above the surface of the device or is flush with the surface of the device. The device can also be configured to allow the smart phone itself to act as a numerical keypad adjacent to the keypad provided on the device.

2012-06-14

20120149434

Serially Reading Identification Information from a Connection Plug of an Accessory Device - An identification system includes a mobile communications device and an accessory having a connection plug with a conical tip. An insulating ring extends about the conical tip portion to define a tip detection contact. The device includes a tip detection pin positioned adjacent to an interior end portion of a connection socket on the device. The tip detection pin engages the tip detection contact to enable identification of the accessory by the mobile communications device. An improved accessory is for use with a mobile communications device. A method identifies an accessory which has its connection plug inserted into a socket on a mobile communications device.

2012-06-14

20120149435

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for using a portable terminal includes: determining whether an inserted SIM card contains one or more generated user accounts, and displaying a list of the existing user accounts; when any one of the user accounts is selected, identifying a setting value corresponding to the selected user account; and setting a usage environment of the portable terminal according to the identified setting value.

2012-06-14

20120149436

Location Information Erase on SIM Card - Methods and systems including non-transitory computer-readable storage media, for selectively erasing data stored at a wireless device are disclosed, The media include instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method including comparing a particular service provider identified by the data stored at the wireless device to at least one favored service provider selected from a group of favored service providers consisting of a home service provider and a preferred service provider other than the home service provider. The instructions further, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to erase, if the particular service provider is not one of the favored service providers, the data stored at the wireless device.

2012-06-14

20120149437

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a free floating display lens having a stiffener ring mounted on a peripheral region or edge of the free floating display lens to affect modal density and modal distribution of the free floating display lens. Additionally, a piezoelectric supporting structure is attached to the stiffener ring, while surrounding a display, wherein the piezoelectric supporting structure is electrically driven to produce an acoustic signal in one mode and a vibratory haptic signal in another mode.

2012-06-14

20120149438

MOBILE PHONE OF FOLDING TYPE AND HINGE DEVICE OF THE SAME - A mobile phone of a folding type is disclosed. The mobile phone of a folding type according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a first body provided with a first display portion; and a second body rotatably connected to the first body through at least one of a first hinge module and provided with a second display portion, wherein the first and second display portions form the same plane and are configured such that at least one of the first and second display portions can slide toward the other of the first and second display portions in a case that the first and second bodies are open.

2012-06-14

20120149439

MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile telephone includes a display, a memory which stores at least an originator name associated with a telephone number or a mail address as originator information, and a display controller which controls display in notifying the arrival of an incoming telephone call or incoming electronic mail. It is determined whether the mobile telephone is moved in a preset pattern based on output from an acceleration sensor in notifying the arrival of an incoming call. In the case where the mobile telephone is moved in the preset pattern, the display controller causes the display to display an originator name from originator information.

IN-VEHICLE HANDSFREE APPARATUS - An in-vehicle handsfree apparatus connects a handsfree profile (HFP) with a cellular phone, and then connects a service discovery profile (SDF) with the cellular phone to thereby designate a compliance state of the cellular phone with respect to a phone book access profile (PBAP) as a PBAP compliance flag. Then, when a user performs an operation to require an all item transfer to transfer all items of phone book data registered in the cellular phone, the handsfree apparatus refers to the PBAP compliance flag to thereby select and connect either the PBAP or an object push profile (OPP) with the cellular phone.

2012-06-14

20120149442

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING OUTPUT POWER LEVELS IN POWER AMPLIFIERS - Some embodiments discussed relate to an apparatus comprising a power amplifier module. The power amplifier module includes a plurality of sensors, and a first digital communication port configured to provide a monitor signal from at least one of the plurality of sensors. The apparatus includes a transceiver module coupled to provide an signal to an input of the power amplifier the transceiver module including a second digital communication port configured to receive the monitor signal from the first digital communication port, a processing unit configured to generate at least one of a bias control signal and a back-off signal dependent upon the monitor signal, and a power controller to receive the at least one of bias control signal and the back-off signal and provide at least one further input signal to the power amplifier based on at least one of the bias control signal and the back-off signal.

2012-06-14

20120149443

CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION WITH AUTHORIZATION BY HUMAN CONTACT - A transponder comprising a resonant circuit, comprising an antenna and a capacitor, and at least one memory connected to the resonant circuit via an intermediate circuit, characterized in that the intermediate circuit comprises at least one contact zone for receiving a portion of human body, so that the positioning of a portion of human body on a contact zone modifies the intermediate circuit, capable of switching from a first state in which it does not allow the memory to be read and/or written to a second state in which it allows the memory to be read and/or written when the resonant circuit of the transponder is contactlessly powered by a reader.

2012-06-14

20120149444

STAND FOR WIRELESS PHONE - A stand for a wireless phone having a wireless emitter is provided. The stand includes a base, a wireless receiver for communicating with the wireless emitter, a control circuit, a rotatable body, and a driving mechanism. The base includes a wireless receiver communicating with the wireless emitter, and a control circuit. The rotatable body is rotatably connected to the base and includes an indicator. The driving mechanism is received in the base, to drive the rotatable body to rotate. The control circuit is to activate the driving mechanism in response to the signals received by the wireless receiver from the wireless emitter to drive the rotatable body to rotate, until the indicator indicates a direction of the wireless phone that is away from the stand.

2012-06-14

20120149445

BUTTON ACTIVATED SPRING-LOADED HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a follower member, a rotary member, two swing rods, a resilient member and a main shaft. The follower member includes a cam surface. The rotary member includes a latching cam surface. The two swing rods engage with the rotary second member. Each swing rod includes a contact area engaging the cam surface, and each swing rod is rotated to allow the follower member to automatically rotate relative to the latching cam surface. The resilient member provides an elastic force for the follower member abutting against the rotary member. The main shaft, the follower member, the rotary member, the resilient member are placed around the main shaft.

2012-06-14

20120149446

SLIDING MECHANISM WITH CHANGEABLE PATHS AND CELLULAR PHONE HAVING THE SAME - A sliding mechanism with changeable paths and a cellular phone are disclosed. The sliding mechanism comprises a sliding plate, a V-shaped resilience device, and a fixed plate. The sliding plate is fixed to a sliding portion of the cellular phone, and the fixed plate is fixed on a holding base of the cellular phone. When the sliding plate is pushed to move a predetermined distance, the sliding plate can be driven by the resilient force of the V-shaped resilience device to automatically slide with respect to a V-shaped support having a turning ring and along guiding slots and guiding edges on the fixed plate. The sliding plate can automatically slide through a remaining portion of a path when the sliding plate is first pushed to move a predetermined distance, thereby enabling answering or hanging up of the cellular phone semi-automatically.